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“A new era of Gears of War is here, and it’s fantastic”

– Nerdist

“9/10 score”

– Polygon

“…The series best since the original.”

– Game Informer, 93/100

NEVER FIGHT ALONE

A new saga begins for one of the most acclaimed video game franchises in history. After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, JD Fenix and his friends, Kait and Del, must rescue the ones they love and discover the source of a monstrous new enemy.

Gameplay

Team up with four others, choose your combat class, level up your skills, and deploy fortifications as you battle 50 waves of chaos.

Nine different intense and accessible multiplayer gametypes reward social, competitive and professional players alike, all at 60fps on dedicated servers.

Enjoy two-player co-op campaign with friends locally via split-screen or over Xbox live. Player 2 can select either Kait or Del.

If an enemy enters your cover on the opposite side from you, you can attempt to yank them over. If you land it successfully, you’ll be able to stake your claim to that cover with a gory knife execution.

The vault is a way to traverse cover fluidly while maintaining momentum, allowing you to vault over cover and continue your roadie run.

Characters

The new Gears

JD Fenix

JD Fenix is a former lieutenant in the cog who went AWOL with his comrade and best friend, del, after being caught up in a classified military “incident.” The son of Marcus Fenix, JD is an idealist who wants to live his life with purpose. He and del have found sanctuary among outsiders whom they saved from cog reprisals, and, like them, now reject the oppressive government they once served.

Del Walker

Del, a former operative in a cog special forces unit, went AWOL with his comrade and best friend, JD Fenix, after their involvement in a classified military “incident.” An orphan who befriended JD at boarding school, Del currently lives in an outsider village, where he and JD have become close friends with Kait, the daughter of the village leader.

Kait Diaz

Kait Diaz is an outsider – a group that fervently rejects the dictatorial new cog that emerged from the ashes of the locust war. Her mother, Reyna, is the leader of her village. Extremely smart and capable, Kait has extensive knowledge of living off the land, the geography of the uncharted wilds, and how best to avoid the omnipresent cog security cameras.

Brutal weapons

Customised Lancer

With the elimination of the locust, the COG abandoned use of the Lancer assault rifle. This limited-edition new model, with its homemade alterations, becomes JD and company’s best hope against the swarm.

Gnasher

Virtually unchanged from its Locust War incarnation, the Gnasher is favoured by the outsiders for its versatility, range, and ease of repair -- the dictionary definition of “an oldie but a goodie.”

Buzzkill

A highly modified construction tool, the Buzzkill launches spinning saw blades with such force that they remain fatal after even the fourth or fifth ricochet. Here is a “weapon” whose misfires are as potentially deadly as bull’s-eyes.

Enforcer

The Enforcer may be the new COG's most deceptively fierce weapon, thanks to its blistering rate of fire and relative ease of use. Although the Enforcer is the favoured rifle of Deebee Shepherd units, Outsiders have been known to horde every specimen they can scavenge from the battlefield.

Dropshot

The Dropshot is a tool originally created for open-pit mining and quarry excavation. It fires a slow-moving, rocket-powered drill bit that, upon activation, launches straight down into the earth, devastating everything within the blast radius.

Longshot

The Longshot is the marquee sniper rifle in the Coalition of Ordered Governments' arsenal. It possesses incredible accuracy, devastating firepower, an exceptional zoom and it can deal a deadly headshot.

The Swarm

Juvies

The juvie is a fast-moving, agile enemy that emerges from swarm pods. Almost always, juvies attack in groups, and in singularly unrelenting fashion. You’ll learn to fear their guttural call -- a telltale sign that reinforcements are incoming.

Drones

Intelligent, cruel, and unfeeling, the drone is the swarm army's highly capable foot soldier. Stronger and bigger than humans, but capable of using the same weapons, drones can turn the tide of any battle they become part of.

Pouncer

The Pouncer is deadly at every range. Back away, and its fan-like tail launches deadly quills. Close the distance, and it pounces pinning its unsuspecting prey to the ground. This devastating new enemy is the vicious attack dog of the swarm.

Gears of War 4 Standard Edition

Game details

Never Fight Alone: Enjoy two-player co-op campaign with friends locally via split-screen or over Xbox Live. Player 2 can select either Kait or Del.

Horde is Back: Team up with four others and battle wave after wave of increasingly difficult enemies. Choose your combat class, level up your skills and deploy fortifications anywhere on the map to survive.

Brutal New Weapons: An incredible arsenal of new weapons includes the Buzzkill and Dropshot, which can shoot around and over cover to rain destruction from all angles.

Explosive Versus Multiplayer: Compete online in new and favourite game types, all at 60fps on dedicated servers. A new visible ranking system means fairer matchmaking for social, competitive and professional players alike.

Refined Cover Gameplay: New close-cover combat moves and combat-knife executions turn each piece of cover into an offensive opportunity.